Thermaespheres
Thermaespheres is a proposal for a public thermal bath and event pavilion facing the sea. It contains three distinct microclimates – the “caldarium” (hot), the “tepidarium” (warm) and the “frigidarium” (cold). These three intersecting domed spaces are surrounded by a light-weight shade canopy that serves as an urban threshold, public promenade, solar energy collector and microclimate generator. The structural system was developed through a series of catenary experiments that describe the structural and microclimatic performance of the canopy.
Date: 2011
Location: Athens, Greece
Design: Jason Kelly Johnson & Nataly Gattegno
Team: Amanda Chang, Ripon DeLeon, Rachel Kao
Exhibited at: “Its Different”, the 2011 League Prize, The Architectural League, New York, NY // The Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA
